A 38-year-old member asked:

Would secretion of adh (vasopressin) be a normal response to hypotension?

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Dr. Adrian Baudy IVanswered

Internal Medicine 14 years experience

YES: The major stimuli to ADH (vasopressin) secretion are hyperosmolality and effective circulating volume depletion (hypotension).

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